A dream honeymoon to scuba dive on Australia's Great Barrier Reef turned into a terrible nightmare, and the horror is about to play out years later in a courtroom in Alabama.

The seeds of that worry, that fear of not having enough, were planted on the Oklahoma plains. Money, to Warren, has always been about much more than dollar bills. It’s been shorthand for security, acceptance, and family stability. On the campaign trail, she has described her childhood as teetering on “the ragged edge of the middle class.’’ Those descriptions fit, at some points in her upbringing more than others. But behind these catch-phrases lies a more layered story.

WASHINGTON - At last year's Conservative Political Action Conference, activists were chasing the idea that some dreamboat Republican they could fall for - Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, perhaps, or maybe New Jersey Gov. Christie or former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin or that dashing young Rep. Paul Ryan - would make quick work of President Obama.

Pennsylvania regulators are taking steps to begin safety checks of some natural gas pipelines in the Marcellus Shale regions - hiring inspectors and drafting new rules that will bring the state in line with the rest of the nation.

Teachers got the message in meetings and during visits to their classrooms in the days before they were scheduled to administer state exams.